LISTED LONDONER MY LONDON
RISING CABARET STAR MYRA DUBOIS GIVES US HER CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS…
Portra it by CHRIS JEPSON
Where do you come from originally? Rotherham, South Yorkshire – as do the Chuckle Brothers and Paul Shane. William Hague is also from Rotherham… but I’m less keen on that fact. Where do you currently live and when did you move there? Hither Green. Most people haven’t even heard of it. They say in Hither Green no one can hear you scream, so I’m moving in April. What’s the best thing about living in London?
The nightlife! I especially enjoy the karaoke that goes on till about 6am in the Dolphin on Mare Street, Hackney. I also love the theatre, from the big budget West End Shows to Fringe Theatre. London is just rich with culture. The amount of tourists I speak to that can’t get over museums being free! We shouldn’t take that for granted.
…and the worst? Commuting. Humanity is at its lowest when it comes to getting on a train. There’s that selfish, hard-faced and determined look that boils my piss. I’m not a battery chicken and I shan’t be forced to travel like one. What are your favourite restaurants? E Pellicci’s on Bethnal Green Road. They put you on tables with people you don’t know and conversation can blossom! Each meal feels like it’s been cooked by an old maiden aunt that really loves you. Whilst we’re on the subject, could someone please open a late- night chippy in Soho? Where do you go drinking? The Retro Bar (pictured), just off the Strand. I host a weekly pub quiz there on a Sunday. That’s what I moved to London to do: host pub quizzes. But the jukebox is cracking (as in good, not damaged) and the drinks cheap. I also spend a lot of time at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern. Favourite tourist haunt? Do you know, this question has stumped me! It’s that typical London-living thing isn’t it? All these tourist haunts on our
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doorstep and we never use them. A friend and I once planned to be photographed in comedy poses outside Joe Orton’s flat with an inflatable hammer. Maybe I should do that first? Favourite green space? Greenwich Park is nice. There’s this lovely bit claimed to be Queen Elizabeth I’s favourite view of London. I also love Victoria Park. Very peaceful. Where do you escape the city? Back up to Rotherham to see family but occasionally to Manchester. I lived there for a few years and lost my virginity. I don’t perform up north half as often as I’d like, but every time I do I have a scream. It has everything London does but in walking distance. What’s the most you’ve paid for a cab, and to where? I’ve got a real flair for falling asleep on night buses, so I imagine it’ll have been on the cab back from whichever depot the driver kicked me off at. If you were mayor for a day, what would you do to improve London? Lower the price of public transport – that would be a priority. But then again, if I were only in power for a day then it wouldn’t matter what I’d do. The next person would just swan in to the office the next day and scrap all plans, using up even more precious tax money. And I’d cancel the Olympics – just for a reaction. Favourite London song… ‘Consider Yourself’ from Oliver!. I remember being little, seeing Oliver! and informing my mother that I was going to move to London as soon as the song had finished. Are you single, partnered or dating? Perpetually single. Invite us to a party… I’m doing a show with David Mills at the RVT on the 12 April called ‘Mouthing Off’. We’re both doing a few turns each, plus we’ve got Clayton Littlewood and Frances Barber on as guests. Entrance a fiver. Come on down!
WITH THANKS TO THE RETRO BAR
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